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Invisible[expr]

displays as space that is the same size as the formatted version of expr.

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Invisible

Invisible[expr]

displays as space that is the same size as the formatted version of expr.

Details

  • Invisible[expr] spans both the horizontal and vertical dimensions of expr.
  • Invisible[expr] has the same baseline alignment as expr.
  • Invisible["M"] gives space that is one em wide in the current font.
  • Invisible objects displayed in a graphics scene will continue to affect automatic sizes and plot ranges in the graphic.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Display a blank space the same size as the formatted form of a given expression:

Wolfram Language code: Framed[Invisible[Integrate[f[x], {x, -π / 2, π / 2}]]]

Here is the expression in visible form:

Wolfram Language code: Framed[Integrate[f[x], {x, -π / 2, π / 2}]]

Use Invisible objects as column-width regulators in a grid:

Wolfram Language code: Grid[{{Invisible["xxxx"], Invisible["xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"]}, {1, "one"}, {2, "two"}}, Frame -> All]

Scope  (5)

Make an expression invisible:

Wolfram Language code: {"fish", Invisible["fowl"]}

Make a bit of typesetting invisible:

Wolfram Language code: x + Invisible[y] ^ 2

Make a user interface element invisible:

Wolfram Language code: Column[{Button["first"], Invisible[Button["second"]], Button["third"]}]

Invisible controls do not respond to clicking:

Wolfram Language code: Deploy[Framed[Invisible[Button["print", Print["clicked!"]]]]]

Make a shape in a 2D graphic invisible:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[{Disk[{0, 0}], Invisible[Disk[{2, 0}]], Disk[{4, 0}]}]

Invisible shapes affect automatically determined plot ranges:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[{Invisible[Disk[{-10, -10}]], Disk[{0, 0}], Invisible[Disk[{10, 10}]]}, PlotRange -> Automatic, Axes -> True]

Make a shape in a 3D graphic invisible:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics3D[{Cuboid[{0, 0, 0}], Invisible[Cuboid[{1, 0, 0}]], Cuboid[{2, 0, 0}]}]

Invisible shapes affect automatically determined plot ranges:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics3D[{Cuboid[{0, 0, 0}], Invisible[Cuboid[{5, 5, 5}]]}, PlotRange -> Automatic, Axes -> True]

Properties & Relations  (2)

Invisible is effectively the same as Style[expr,ShowContentsFalse]:

Wolfram Language code: {Invisible[123], Style[123, ShowContents -> False]}

ShowContents is more flexible, since its value can be controlled with Dynamic:

Wolfram Language code: {Checkbox[Dynamic[x]], Dynamic[x], Style[123, ShowContents -> Dynamic[x]]}

Use Spacer to display a blank space with the size specified in printer's points:

Wolfram Language code: Framed[Spacer[{70, 50}]]
Wolfram Research (2007), Invisible, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Invisible.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2007), Invisible, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Invisible.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2007. "Invisible." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Invisible.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). Invisible. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Invisible.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_invisible, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Invisible}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Invisible.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_invisible, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Invisible}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Invisible.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}